| Fires of Winter | 
 enlarge | Author: Johanna Lindsey
Publisher: Avon
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 133191
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0380757478
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780380757473
ASIN: 0380757478
Publication Date: September 1, 1980
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The Viking invaders came from across an icy sea, taking lady Brenna as their captive. But the dauntless Celtic beauty swears that no barbarian will ever be her master -- not even the handsome and powerful brute Garrick Haardrad. The son of a ruthless Viking cheiftan, Garrick is accustomed to getting his way, as he claims his exquisite "prize" with a primative abandon that leaves Brenna breathless. Yet it is Garrick's gentle soul that undoes the lady's resolve. For even as she plots the vengeance she vowed, Brenna cannot ignore the wonder of his kisses -- or douse the flames of a newly lit passion that blazes like starfire through the cold Nordic nights.
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 I second the reviewer who said "brutal & rape" filled - July 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have read & enjoyed lots of Lindsey books and this had to be the worst. Too much rape, selling & raping slaves, and then even more rapes. Who would like this hero? Having raped the heroine - he is despicable. I lost all respect for the heroine (and the author) when she wanted the hero to continue on after he raped her (because of course she started to enjoy the rape) but unfortunately he was incapable because he had already "spilled his seed." Yuck!
 Medieval at it's best! February 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is hands down the best medieval romance I have ever read! Lady Brenna was abducted from her country by viking invaders. She was given to Garrick Hardard by his farther to be his slave. Garrick who hates women because his past love chose A rich fat merchant to marry instead of him, wants nothing to do with her. Brenna only has one mission and that's to kill Garrick's farther for the injustice he bought to her people. If A book was really good,sometimes I read it again years later,but to my surprise some of them does not impress me the way they did when I first read them. This was the second time I read "Fires Of Winter" and it did not fail me. The characters are well developed. The storyline was excellent and the sex scences were great. I was never bored for A second! I wish Johanna Lindsey would write more medieval romances like this, and "Hearts Aflame" again!
Memorable Characters February 6, 2008
I read this book years ago and fell in love with the two main characters, Garrick Haardrad and Lady Brenna. It was also because of this book that I fell in love with the Viking culture and the time period; the early middle ages.
Recently I took this book off the shelf and read it again. Quite a few scenes in the book stayed in my memory even after 27 years. I don't think I will ever forget the combat between Garrick and Brenna. Both are strong willed characters. There are a few rape scenes in the book that I'm sure some people will find objectable but I don't fault the author for writing them because let's face facts...during viking times there was quite a bit of that happening.
There were parts in the book that had me in tears simply for the fact that I could feel the anguish of the two characters, who were both stubborn. Garrick in some ways wanted Brenna to be like other "normal" women and Brenna wanted Garrick to accept the fact that she was never going to be like other women.
Some reading this book might find Brenna "childish" in the way she behaved but I would call it proud. She was proud of how she was raised and there wasn't anything or anyone who would make her cower, certainly not a viking, no matter how large he was. And Garrick, for being as big as he was and intimating as he could appear, not to mention having issues with the female sex in general (mainly due to the fact that he was spurned by one in the past) had a tender heart. He just didn't want to have it broken again and who can blame him? So he resists the feelings he begins having for his strong willed captive all throughout the book. As for Brenna, she wants to be free again and never submits to being a slave no matter how much she loves the man who she's been given to.
It's a riviting book from the first page to the last and one I will always remember and read again and again.
One of my Favorit Romance Books September 3, 2007
This is one of the first Romance books I read, and I tell you it got me hooked. I now can't seem to get enough of Vikings, Pirates or Highlanders. ;p
This book has a great story line full of adventure. The characters are very likable and strong willed. It was entertaining to see them battle it out while their relationship was developing...
Brenna was kidnapped from her home by Vikings, and made a slave. She was given to Garrick by his father in hopes that she would make him happy. What follows is quite entertaining.
This book moved very fast and I was in disbelief that it was over when I turned the final page. I want more...
An excellent Historical Romance. Great Job JL... two thumbs way up!!!
One of her best...A Romantic Masterpiece August 16, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED read. Characters are strong, well developed. Great Plot...heartwarming and entertaining. A must read, her old stuff, for the most part is her best stuff. I have yet to read anything published by Lindsey after 1995 that I find as good. There is a sequel to this one, Hearts Aflame which is just as good, if not better. She disappoints slightly in the third book of this series, Surrender my Love, but otherwise very worthwhile.
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